| 927 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 916 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 626 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 2551 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 925 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 210 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 817 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 2.17 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 692 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 705 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 198 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1189 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 465 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 288 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 350 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 255 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 17379 | Morohashi |
| 388 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 3131 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 249 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 264 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 888 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 6
JLPT level N3
1168 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 洗 【セン】 washing machine, (clothes) washer
- 洗剤 【センザイ】 detergent, cleanser, cleaning agent, washing material
- 水洗 【スイセン】 washing with water, rinsing, flushing
- 杯洗 【ハイセン】 small vessel or bowl in which sake cups are rinsed
Kun reading compounds
- 洗う 【あらう】 to wash, to cleanse, to rinse, to inquire into, to investigate, to purify (one's heart), to lave (e.g. shore), to wash over (e.g. deck), to sweep
Readings
- Japanese names:
- あらい、 らい
- Korean:
- se, seon
Spanish
- lavar
- limpiar
- aclarar
- investigar
- indagar
Portuguese
- lavar
- indagar
- sondar
French
- laver
- fouiller
- examiner
| 357 | 2001 Kanji |
| 3a6.12 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-3-6 | SKIP code |
| 3411.1 | Four corner code |
| 1-32-86 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 6d17 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1383 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 浄化槽 【ジョウカソウ】 water-purification tank, septic tank
- 浄化 【ジョウカ】 purification, cleanup (e.g. of politics), purge
- 自浄 【ジジョウ】 self-purification, self-cleansing
- 不浄 【フジョウ】 unclean, dirty, impure, bathroom, toilet (room), menstruation, menses, feces, faeces
Kun reading compounds
- 清める 【きよめる】 to purify, to cleanse, to exorcise, to purge, to ward off
- 清い 【きよい】 clean, clear, pure, honest, clean, innocent, platonic, chaste
Readings
- Korean:
- jeong
Spanish
- puro
- inocente
Portuguese
- limpar
- purificar
- limpeza
- exorcisar
- Disnastia Manchu
French
- nettoyer
- laver
- purifier
- dynastie Mandchoue
| 1417 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 1559 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 2548 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 976 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1472 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 823 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 664 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 675 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1495 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1187 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 457 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 282 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 342 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1163 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 17451 | Morohashi |
| 382 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 3128 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1155 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1239 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 1274 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 347 | 2001 Kanji |
| 3a6.18 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-3-6 | SKIP code |
| 3715.7 | Four corner code |
| 1-30-84 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 6d44 | Unicode hex code |